Total Crime Rate

139.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh , and the 37th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (TQ12 6JZ) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 127.3% higher than the Ashburton & Buckfastleigh average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode TQ12 6JZ, the main crime hotspot is near Old Hill. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in TQ12 6JZ area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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